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exteroceptor definition

ex·tero·cep·tor (eks′tər ō sep′tər)

noun

a sense organ receiving stimuli from the external environment, as the eye or the heat receptors in the skin

Etymology: L exter (see external) + -o- + (re)ceptor

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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